In rats, PTH increased spinal fusion at day 14 to 57% versus 14% with control.
In plain wordsIn rats, PTH increased early spinal fusion compared with control.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseFusion rate at day 14
- Study
ratn = 14
Male Sprague-Dawley rat spinal arthrodesis with autologous bone grafts- Comparator
- Saline vehicle
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 40 microg/kg/day · subcutaneous · From surgery until deathAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
PTH administration increased the fusion rate on day 14 (14% in the control group and 57% in the PTH group), accelerated grafted bone resorption, and produced a larger and denser fusion mass compared to control.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Eighty-two male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent posterolateral spinal arthrodesis surgery using autologous bone grafts.
Animals were given daily subcutaneous injections of hPTH(1-34) (40 microg/kg/day PTH group) or 0.9% saline vehicle (control group) from immediately after surgery till death.